Michael Del Zotto

The Blackhawks won't get their first glimpse at the NHL's most dynamic young player this weekend after all.

Connor McDavid, the top overall pick in the 2015 NHL draft by the Oilers who had just won the league's rookie of the month award for October, suffered a broken left collarbone in a game against the Flyers on Tuesday night. He'll need surgery, which will keep the center out for the long term, according to Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli.

"(McDavid) will be out indefinitely and not week to week — we're talking months," Chiarelli said Wednesday.

McDavid left the ice holding his left shoulder after crashing into the end boards late in the second period...

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